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Colonization of a voice prosthesis by Cryptococcus neoformans
T G Bauters1, M Moerman, G Pini
1Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Belgium.
Medical Mycology
|September 15, 2001
Abstract:
Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses in laryngectomized patients commonly deteriorate due to the presence of yeasts, particularly Candida species. We describe the first case of colonization of such a device by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient with a history of glottic carcinoma. The isolate showed an identical genomic pattern with C. neoformans from pigeon excreta in the patient's environment.